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A Philosophy of Curriculum
Three basic educational approaches competed in the second half of the 20th century to shape our views on WHAT we should teach and HOW we should teach it...
education • special education • philosophy of education • greg cruey • perennialism
Three basic educational approaches competed in the second half of the 20th century to shape our views on WHAT we should teach and HOW we should teach it...
education • special education • philosophy of education • greg cruey • perennialism
A Philosophy of Education
Summer is a good time to think about WHY we do what we do. Whether you're a teacher of a parent, time off gives us all time to reflect...
education • special education • philosophy of education • greg cruey • government
Summer is a good time to think about WHY we do what we do. Whether you're a teacher of a parent, time off gives us all time to reflect...
education • special education • philosophy of education • greg cruey • government
The Roles of Students and Teachers
What is the place of students? What is the role of teachers? The questions are reciprocal in the sense that you must have students in order to be a teacher.
education • special education • philosophy of education • greg cruey • student-teacher ratio
What is the place of students? What is the role of teachers? The questions are reciprocal in the sense that you must have students in order to be a teacher.
education • special education • philosophy of education • greg cruey • student-teacher ratio
Things Schools Do Besides Teach
Before a child is taught anything in school, the school system provides a service that is indispensable: it ensures that the child has been inoculated against diphtheria.
education • special education • philosophy of education • greg cruey • disability
Before a child is taught anything in school, the school system provides a service that is indispensable: it ensures that the child has been inoculated against diphtheria.
education • special education • philosophy of education • greg cruey • disability
Supreme Court to Hear Special Ed Case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in October on a case with important implications for special education.
greg cruey • special education • due process • burden of proof • iep
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in October on a case with important implications for special education.
greg cruey • special education • due process • burden of proof • iep
Educational Disabilities: a Brief Overview
A brief look at the different types of educational disabilities
greg cruey • special education • individuals with disabilities education act • idea • educational disability
A brief look at the different types of educational disabilities
greg cruey • special education • individuals with disabilities education act • idea • educational disability
Educational Disabilities: a Brief Overview
A brief look at the different types of educational disabilities
greg cruey • special education • individuals with disabilities education act • idea • educational disability
A brief look at the different types of educational disabilities
greg cruey • special education • individuals with disabilities education act • idea • educational disability
Nurturing Creative Learning
Teaching English, like teaching any subject is fraught with challenges as much as it is a rewarding experience at times.
add • adhd • special • needs • education
Teaching English, like teaching any subject is fraught with challenges as much as it is a rewarding experience at times.
add • adhd • special • needs • education
Drugs: Daytrana Patch for ADHD
The FDA granted approval in April for a product that delivers methylphenidate (the active ingredient in Ritalin) through a "transdermal delivery system" - a skin patch.
daytrana • adhd • patch • extended release • time release
The FDA granted approval in April for a product that delivers methylphenidate (the active ingredient in Ritalin) through a "transdermal delivery system" - a skin patch.
daytrana • adhd • patch • extended release • time release
Gaydos v Cupertino Union
Is having some food rubbed in your face worth $700,000? Or perhaps more importantly, how closely should the principal watch special education teachers. The Gaydos v Cuper
gaydos • cupertino • gaydos v cupertino • karen miller • asperger
Is having some food rubbed in your face worth $700,000? Or perhaps more importantly, how closely should the principal watch special education teachers. The Gaydos v Cuper
gaydos • cupertino • gaydos v cupertino • karen miller • asperger
NCLB & the NEA
The National Education Association held its annual convention this week and the main topic was the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law - and how to change it...
nclb • nea • reauthorization • education • special education
The National Education Association held its annual convention this week and the main topic was the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law - and how to change it...
nclb • nea • reauthorization • education • special education
SAT and the Learning Disabled
The SAT is suspicious that students are using accommodations to get better scores when only borderline disabled. So, they are denying applications when the LD apply.
disability • ld • sat • the college board • accomodations
The SAT is suspicious that students are using accommodations to get better scores when only borderline disabled. So, they are denying applications when the LD apply.
disability • ld • sat • the college board • accomodations
Book Review: A Parent's Guide
Michael T. Bailey's new book, "Special Education: A Parent’s Guide for Children’s Success," is an excellent summer read if you have a child with a disability...
special education: a parent’s guide for children’s • michael t. bailey • down syndrome • down's syndrome • special education
Michael T. Bailey's new book, "Special Education: A Parent’s Guide for Children’s Success," is an excellent summer read if you have a child with a disability...
special education: a parent’s guide for children’s • michael t. bailey • down syndrome • down's syndrome • special education
Book Review: Feeding Teacher
"If You Don't Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students!" by Dr. Neila A. Conner. The book is subtitled "Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers..."
if you don't feed the teachers • book review • education • self-help • motivation
"If You Don't Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students!" by Dr. Neila A. Conner. The book is subtitled "Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers..."
if you don't feed the teachers • book review • education • self-help • motivation
Identifying Learning Disabilities
If there's any doubt about whether the response to intervention process by itself constitutes evaluation for a disability, §300.302 of the regulations clears things up...
response to intervention • rti • rti • learning disability • special education
If there's any doubt about whether the response to intervention process by itself constitutes evaluation for a disability, §300.302 of the regulations clears things up...
response to intervention • rti • rti • learning disability • special education
Labels - Part I
When it comes to people and disabilities, nobody likes labels. But there are plenty of them out there. Where do they come from and what do they mean?
autism • emotional disturbances • behavior disorder • mentally impaired • retarded
When it comes to people and disabilities, nobody likes labels. But there are plenty of them out there. Where do they come from and what do they mean?
autism • emotional disturbances • behavior disorder • mentally impaired • retarded
Labels - Part II
Many of the labels that educators deal with every day don't immediately come to mind when the general public this about educational disabilities. "Learning Disabilities" are the only disabilities...
autism • emotional disturbance • behavior disorder • hearing impaired • vision impaired
Many of the labels that educators deal with every day don't immediately come to mind when the general public this about educational disabilities. "Learning Disabilities" are the only disabilities...
autism • emotional disturbance • behavior disorder • hearing impaired • vision impaired
Lesson Plans 2 (Time)
Time. I love it when I have it. I hate it when I don’t have enough of it. And education is one of the most time bound activities humans participate in.
lesson plans • time • instruction • ld • learning disabilities
Time. I love it when I have it. I hate it when I don’t have enough of it. And education is one of the most time bound activities humans participate in.
lesson plans • time • instruction • ld • learning disabilities
Lesson Plans 3
How do you make a sandwich? It seems like a simple question - unless you have to write about it and you have a learning disability. Writing can become a daunting task if you have a disability.
west virginia fourth grade writing rubric • writing • reading • special education • sandwiches
How do you make a sandwich? It seems like a simple question - unless you have to write about it and you have a learning disability. Writing can become a daunting task if you have a disability.
west virginia fourth grade writing rubric • writing • reading • special education • sandwiches
Lesson Plans 4 (Spirals)
The concept of a spiral curriculum has changed the way I teach this year. I suspect thatthe concept will change the way most teachers teach before too much longer. And special needs students will benefit from that.
spiral curriculum • readiness to learn • everyday math • ld • learning disabilities
The concept of a spiral curriculum has changed the way I teach this year. I suspect thatthe concept will change the way most teachers teach before too much longer. And special needs students will benefit from that.
spiral curriculum • readiness to learn • everyday math • ld • learning disabilities
Lesson Plans 5 (Swans)
FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) and selected other laws on confidentiality make me leery of sharing details about my students. But this story is one I think I can share without giving away any private information...
ferpa • writing • ld • reading • sex education
FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) and selected other laws on confidentiality make me leery of sharing details about my students. But this story is one I think I can share without giving away any private information...
ferpa • writing • ld • reading • sex education
Maine Asperger Ruling
This seems to be the year for Asperger's Syndrome court rulings. So far there have been two important ones in the first three months of the year...
asperger • asperger's • a.s. • as • civil rights
This seems to be the year for Asperger's Syndrome court rulings. So far there have been two important ones in the first three months of the year...
asperger • asperger's • a.s. • as • civil rights
New York Students Get Shocked
B.F. Skinner is dead. But his ideas about learning (including aversion therapy) still have a lot of influence. This story from New York shows just how much...
judge rotenberg center • shock therapy • aversion • aversion therapy • learning theory
B.F. Skinner is dead. But his ideas about learning (including aversion therapy) still have a lot of influence. This story from New York shows just how much...
judge rotenberg center • shock therapy • aversion • aversion therapy • learning theory
Soon: a Dyslexia Test
A genetic test for dyslexia could be available soon. This article looks briefly at the news from genetics and the possible impact of such a test on education.
dyslexia • genetics • special education • blood test • specific learning disability
A genetic test for dyslexia could be available soon. This article looks briefly at the news from genetics and the possible impact of such a test on education.
dyslexia • genetics • special education • blood test • specific learning disability
Summer Lessons for Teachers
What do teachers do during the summer? Would you believe it: they go to school! Well, a lot of them, anyway. And now is about the time each year that much of it gets plan
highly qualified • mark warner • lesson plans • continuing education • professional development
What do teachers do during the summer? Would you believe it: they go to school! Well, a lot of them, anyway. And now is about the time each year that much of it gets plan
highly qualified • mark warner • lesson plans • continuing education • professional development
Vocab: Accommodations
The law says that a school has to "accommodate" a student's disabilities. Do you know what that MEANS? Technical jargon can get in the way of understanding your child's r
accommodations • modifications • special education • peer tutoring • assistive technology
The law says that a school has to "accommodate" a student's disabilities. Do you know what that MEANS? Technical jargon can get in the way of understanding your child's r
accommodations • modifications • special education • peer tutoring • assistive technology
Vocab: FAPE
The law says that your school system is obligated to provide a student with disabilities with a FAPE – a free appropriate public education. Do you know what that MEANS?
free appropriate public education • fape • lre • least restrictive environment • special education
The law says that your school system is obligated to provide a student with disabilities with a FAPE – a free appropriate public education. Do you know what that MEANS?
free appropriate public education • fape • lre • least restrictive environment • special education
Vocab: Modifications
The law requires a school to "modify" curriculum when necessary for a student with disabilities. Do you know what that MEANS? Technical jargon can get in the way of under
modify • modified • modifications • idea • special education
The law requires a school to "modify" curriculum when necessary for a student with disabilities. Do you know what that MEANS? Technical jargon can get in the way of under
modify • modified • modifications • idea • special education
What is ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is among the most controversial and troublesome of educational and child health issues of our day.
add • adhd • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder • other health impaired • ohi
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is among the most controversial and troublesome of educational and child health issues of our day.
add • adhd • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder • other health impaired • ohi
What is Cerebral Palsy?
Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy live with symptoms that range from the barely noticeable to the severe and profound.
cerebral palsy • orthopedical impaired • orthopedic impairment • idea • special education
Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy live with symptoms that range from the barely noticeable to the severe and profound.
cerebral palsy • orthopedical impaired • orthopedic impairment • idea • special education
What is FASD?
Among the less talked about disabilities encountered in education today is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or FASD. The fact that it is not a topic of conversation doesn
fas • fetal alcohol syndrome • fetal alcohol spectrum disorder • special education • alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder
Among the less talked about disabilities encountered in education today is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or FASD. The fact that it is not a topic of conversation doesn
fas • fetal alcohol syndrome • fetal alcohol spectrum disorder • special education • alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder
What is Tay-Sachs Disease?
Like many genetic disorders, TSD is concentrated in specific communities. It is a fatal disorder that causes a lipid, or fatty substance, to build up in the brain.
tay-sachs • tay-sachs disease • tsd • lipid storage disease • lsd
Like many genetic disorders, TSD is concentrated in specific communities. It is a fatal disorder that causes a lipid, or fatty substance, to build up in the brain.
tay-sachs • tay-sachs disease • tsd • lipid storage disease • lsd
Why Labels Matter - Part I
Does it matter how your child is classified as a special education student? I mean, after all, Special Ed is SPECIAL ED: right?
special education • listserv • aspergers • labels • classification
Does it matter how your child is classified as a special education student? I mean, after all, Special Ed is SPECIAL ED: right?
special education • listserv • aspergers • labels • classification
Disconnect in Special Ed Placement
The Disconnect between syndromes, disorders, and conditions on the one hand and placement in Special Education on the other is sometimes hard to explain to parents. This
special education placement • adhd • attention deficit • dyslexia • fetal alcohol
The Disconnect between syndromes, disorders, and conditions on the one hand and placement in Special Education on the other is sometimes hard to explain to parents. This
special education placement • adhd • attention deficit • dyslexia • fetal alcohol
How Great is Santa Clara County?
World Languages evaluates the linguistic integrity of “the most online metropolitan area on earth” as part of Suite 101’s “How Great is America?” event.
san jose • santa clara • proposition 227 • silicon valley • language
World Languages evaluates the linguistic integrity of “the most online metropolitan area on earth” as part of Suite 101’s “How Great is America?” event.
san jose • santa clara • proposition 227 • silicon valley • language
Lesson Plans 7 (The Test!)
The time is near when students throughout the country will struggle with pencil and paper to prove whether their school is worth the bricks it's built with...
adequate yearly progress • mantra • yoga • ayp • special education director
The time is near when students throughout the country will struggle with pencil and paper to prove whether their school is worth the bricks it's built with...
adequate yearly progress • mantra • yoga • ayp • special education director
Placed? Who decides, and how?
When you talk about the decision making process, about determining (in the words of the law) "whether the child is a child with a disability," who decides, and how?
learning disability • ld • wiat-ii • wechsler individual achievement test • idea 2004
When you talk about the decision making process, about determining (in the words of the law) "whether the child is a child with a disability," who decides, and how?
learning disability • ld • wiat-ii • wechsler individual achievement test • idea 2004
Response to Intervention
When the regulations for IDEA 2004 become official, there'll be a new model in town for identifying students as having a specific learning disability.
response to intervention • idea 2004 • rti • rti • discrepancy model
When the regulations for IDEA 2004 become official, there'll be a new model in town for identifying students as having a specific learning disability.
response to intervention • idea 2004 • rti • rti • discrepancy model
Response to Intervention and IQ
The new Response to Intervention model raises questions about the role of intelligence testing in the future. Do we need it anymore?
response to intervention • rti • rti • learning disability • special education
The new Response to Intervention model raises questions about the role of intelligence testing in the future. Do we need it anymore?
response to intervention • rti • rti • learning disability • special education
Response to Intervention: the Cons
Who decides if Johnny has a disability? In the past it was mostly math. Parents and educators could point to test results and say a child DID or DIDN'T have a disability.
response to intervention • rti • rti • specific learning disability • ld
Who decides if Johnny has a disability? In the past it was mostly math. Parents and educators could point to test results and say a child DID or DIDN'T have a disability.
response to intervention • rti • rti • specific learning disability • ld
Response to Intervention: the Pros
If your child's IQ is between 76 and 90 (that's between 15% and 20% of all kids) the Response to Intervention model probably brings them help they're not getting now...
response to intervention • rti • rti • idea • individuals with disabilities educaton act
If your child's IQ is between 76 and 90 (that's between 15% and 20% of all kids) the Response to Intervention model probably brings them help they're not getting now...
response to intervention • rti • rti • idea • individuals with disabilities educaton act
The Future of IQ Testing
The usefulness of IQ testing for identifying learning disabilities is hotly debated. And with changes in the law, issues like cost and ethics are also being discussed.
response to intervention • rti • rti • learning disability • special education
The usefulness of IQ testing for identifying learning disabilities is hotly debated. And with changes in the law, issues like cost and ethics are also being discussed.
response to intervention • rti • rti • learning disability • special education
What is Down Syndrome?
Also known as trisomy 21, Down syndrome (or Down’s Syndrome in the UK and many countries) is the most common genetic cause of mild and moderate mental retardation.
ds • down syndrome • down's syndrome • trisomy 21 • inclusion
Also known as trisomy 21, Down syndrome (or Down’s Syndrome in the UK and many countries) is the most common genetic cause of mild and moderate mental retardation.
ds • down syndrome • down's syndrome • trisomy 21 • inclusion
Conversation with a ghost...
A discussion with an authority on Tazewell County history.
ghost • tazewell county • appalachia
A discussion with an authority on Tazewell County history.
ghost • tazewell county • appalachia
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